culturalize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English -al English cultural Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English culturalize From cultural + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To adapt to the norms of a particular culture.
Knowing is the only human activity that does not culturalize the object to which it refers. It is inherent to pure knowing not to alter its object but rather inquire into it faithfully […]
1964, Francisco Romero, Theory of Man, page 100:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| culturalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| culturalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| culturalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| culturalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| culturalise | alternative | lexicographic |